Sadgoth's Guide to Wave gotik treffen / leipzig 

Welcome to the WGT 2026 Band Genre list...here we will keep a running commentary of officially announced bands together with their Genre (this will allow you to go and check out bands with a similar sound to those that you like, and hopefully help you to navigate through the vast amount of bands that will be announced)...

40 performers confirmed, updated 18th Nov 2025

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WGT 2026 BANDS AND GENRE

1 - 45 GRAVE (US) - US - Deathrock, horror punk, gothic rock

2 - A BLACK RAINBOW - Germany - Darkwave, post-punk, coldwave

3 - AESTHETIC PERFECTION (US) - US - Industrial pop, EBM, aggrotech, synthpop

4 - ALTAR DE FEY - US - Deathrock, gothic rock

5 - ASH CODE - Italy - Darkwave, coldwave, post-punk, synthpop

6 - AUGER - UK - Darkwave, gothic rock, industrial rock

7 - BIANCA STÜCKER & BRUXAS SOLIS (D) - Germany - Dark pagan, neofolk, ambient

8 - BLAKLIGHT - USA - Synthpop, Darkwave

9 - CLAN OF XYMOX - NL - Gothic Rock, Darkwave, Synthpop

10 - CREUX LIES (US) - US - Darkwave, post-punk, gothic rock

11 - DAF (D)  - Germany - Electropunk, EBM, Neue Deutsche Welle

12 - DEMENTED ARE GO - UK - Psychobilly, punk rock

13 - DESTROY ME AGAIN (D) - Germany - Futurepop, EBM, synthpop

14 - DIGITAL DRVGS - USA - Industrial, EBM, Dark Electro

15 - DUCTAPE - TR - Post-punk, Darkwave

16 - EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN - D - Industrial, Avant-garde

17 - EMPATHY TEST (UK) - UK - Synthpop, electropop, darkwave

18 - ERDLING - D - Neue Deutsche Härte, Industrial Metal

19 - FLIEHENDE STÜRME - D - Punk, Post-punk, Darkwave

20 - FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY - CDN - Electro-industrial, EBM, Industrial Rock

21 - GRAUSAME TÖCHTER - D - Industrial, Electro-punk, Performance Art

22 - HRAFNGRIMR (F)  - France - Dark pagan, nordic folk, ambient

23 - IST IST (UK) - UK - Post-punk, post-punk revival

24 - KOMPROMAT - France - Electro-industrial, EBM, synthpunk

25 - LEAETHER STRIP - DK - Dark Techno

26 - LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (US) - US - Gothic rock, darkwave, alternative rock

27 - MINUIT MACHINE (F) - France - Folk/Pagan Metal 

28 - MYRNA LOY (D) - Germany - Avant-garde pop, new wave, ambient

29 - NOX NOVACULA - USA - Gothic Rock, Deathrock

30 - PANKOW - Italy - Electro-industrial, EBM, post-industrial

31 - PHOSGORE (D) - Germany - Medieval Dark Music

32 - QUAL - UK - Post-punk, Industrial, Experimental

33 - REIN - S - EBM, Electro-punk, Industrial

34 - SAGENBRINGER - D - Darkwave, Gothic Rock (emerging/underground)

35 - SHE PAST AWAY - TR - Darkwave, Post-punk

36 - SKELETAL FAMILY (UK) - UK - Gothic rock, post-punk, deathrock

37 - SOFT VEIN (US) - US - Darkwave, coldwave, industrial, synthpop

38 - SPIT MASK - US / Germany - Electro-industrial, EBM

39 - TABERNIS - D - Gothic Rock, Darkwave

40 - TYSKE LUDDER (D) - Germany - EBM, electro-industrial, dark electro